02 NCAC 48A .1208         NURSERY DEALER CERTIFICATE

(a)  Persons who maintain no regular nursery but who deal in nursery stock grown in certified or registered nurseries or who deal in collected plants shall be required to possess a nursery dealer certificate. To obtain such a certificate, the nursery dealer shall submit an application listing all sources of nursery stock and collected plants to be distributed or sold. It shall be a violation of this Section for a nursery dealer to distribute or sell nursery stock or collected plants which have not been inspected and certified by an inspector in North Carolina or an authorized plant pest regulatory official of another state or country.

(b)  The annual fee for a nursery dealer certificate shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) for each location from which nursery stock is sold, bartered, exchanged or given away. This certificate expires December 31 of each year.

(c)  All nursery stock or collected plants in the custody of any dealer shall be subject to inspection at any time and shall be maintained in certifiable condition. Dealer certificates may be revoked at any time for cause. Records shall be kept of all plant acquisitions and shall be made available to any inspector of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services upon request.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑65.45; 106‑65.46; 106‑284.18; 106‑420;

Eff. January 1, 1985;

Amended Eff. June 1, 1990;

Temporary Amendment Eff. November 24, 2003;

Amended Eff. June 1, 2004;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 24, 2019.